: Gradient overlay move when cropping I have this file where my background layer has a gradient overlay. When I try to crop a different layer I want my background to remain the same as it was

@Nimeshi706

Simply un-check Align with Layer in the gradient overlay options.

Your gradient then isn't bound to the position or dimensions of the layer itself so you can crop or edit the layer without affecting the gradient. You can position and scale the gradient while the layer style dialog is still open by dragging the gradient in the document window and using the Scale slider.

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@Jennifer810

There are 2 ways around this:


Rasterize the gradient layer, so it becomes a bitmap layer.
Convert the gradient layer to a smart object. This is better since you can always go back and edit the gradient when necessary.

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